Biography:
Survivor is an American rock band formed in 1977 by core members Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its album-oriented rock (AOR), which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. They had hits like "Eye of the Tiger", "Burning Heart" (US #2), "The Search Is Over" (#4 US), and "High on You" (#8 US).
The band tweaked its musical direction in 1988 with the release of the slightly heavier Too Hot to Sleep
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Other songs:
- Eye Of The Tiger
- I Can't Hold Back
- The Eye Of The Tiger
- The Search Is Over
- Across The Miles
- American Heartbeat
- Backstreet Love Affair
- Burning Heart
- Cant Let You Go
- Desperate Dreams
- Didnt Know It Was Love
- Dont Give Up
- Ever Since The World Began
- Everlasting
- High On You
- How Much Love
- I Cant Hold Back
- I Dont
- I Never Stopped Loving You
- I See You In Everyone
- In Good Faith
- Is This Love
- Keep It Right Here
- Man Against The World
- One More Chance
- Reach
- Rebel Son
- Summer Nights
- When Seconds Count
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AMERICAN HEARTBEAT
by Survivor
from the 1982 album Eye Of The Tiger
[INTRO]
Cm Bb/C Ab/C (3x)
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Cm
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[VERSE 1]
Cm F/C
The night's alive with wind and fire
Cm7
We telegraph our heart's desire
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
Through the night with our eyes
Cm
Cm F/C
Wheels are turniing fast and hard
Cm7
Hearts are burning on the boulevard
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
Hear them pound, young and proud
Cm
It's the American heartbeat
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[PRE-CHORUS]
Ab
Chart the stars and
Bb/Ab Ab Cm
head out for the action
Ab
Hit the streets and
Bb/Ab Ab Eb Bb/Eb Eb
find some satisfaction
G7+9
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[CHORUS]
Cm Bb/C Cm
It's the American heartbeat
Cm/Bb Bb Cm/Bb
The American heartbeat
Eb Bb/Eb Eb
It's the American heartbeat
Bb Cm/Bb Bb
Oh, the American heartbeat
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[VERSE 2]
Cm F/C
The stage is set, the roles are chosen
Cm7
The lights grow hot as the midnight's closing
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
In at last, it comes so fast
Cm
Cm F/C
Pounding harder as the midnight's striking
Cm7
It hits us like a bolt of lightning
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
Deeper down, it's the sound
Cm
Of the American heartbeat
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REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
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REPEAT CHORUS
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[~ INTERLUDE ~] (Use Intro as a guideline)
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REPEAT CHORUS
by Survivor
from the 1982 album Eye Of The Tiger
[INTRO]
Cm Bb/C Ab/C (3x)
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Cm
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[VERSE 1]
Cm F/C
The night's alive with wind and fire
Cm7
We telegraph our heart's desire
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
Through the night with our eyes
Cm
Cm F/C
Wheels are turniing fast and hard
Cm7
Hearts are burning on the boulevard
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
Hear them pound, young and proud
Cm
It's the American heartbeat
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[PRE-CHORUS]
Ab
Chart the stars and
Bb/Ab Ab Cm
head out for the action
Ab
Hit the streets and
Bb/Ab Ab Eb Bb/Eb Eb
find some satisfaction
G7+9
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[CHORUS]
Cm Bb/C Cm
It's the American heartbeat
Cm/Bb Bb Cm/Bb
The American heartbeat
Eb Bb/Eb Eb
It's the American heartbeat
Bb Cm/Bb Bb
Oh, the American heartbeat
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[VERSE 2]
Cm F/C
The stage is set, the roles are chosen
Cm7
The lights grow hot as the midnight's closing
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
In at last, it comes so fast
Cm
Cm F/C
Pounding harder as the midnight's striking
Cm7
It hits us like a bolt of lightning
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
Deeper down, it's the sound
Cm
Of the American heartbeat
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REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
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REPEAT CHORUS
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[~ INTERLUDE ~] (Use Intro as a guideline)
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REPEAT CHORUS
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